obama went on and on and on on the role of government, a laundry list of what government was in charge of. romney said simply it is to protect life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness allowing people to have opportunities to create jobs through a private sector and independent and liberty. >>neil: do you think a debate can change a race? the argument is he certainly has a were -- a much more sentiment coming his way but he has, some say, more serious needles to move forward, but he has an uphill fight. do you agree? >>guest: i agree the base makes a challenger or makes the incumbent, have to explain their position. it is the same area with my opponent, he supports president obama. he supports and voted for the $787 billion stimulus. he voted for car check, "cash for clunkers", vote the against the repeal of obamacare. he has to answer that and find a way to provide solutions on the problems we face. obama is in the same position my opponent is. people saying need only can you runaway from your own record you don't even have solutions or are incapable of creating solutions. >>neil: ha